protection device for preventing the formation of adhesions in the intervention areas and intervertebrali and intravertebrali spinal surgeons.

摘要

S P E C I F I C A T I O NINTERVERTEBRAL PROTECTOR MEANSAbstract of the DisclosureA protective device for preventing the development ofpostoperative adhesions between a patient's dura and spinalnerves and other anatomic structures after spinal surgery.Preferably, the protective device provides an interveningbarrier between portions of the patient's dura and spinal nervesin the patient's spinal canal following intervertebral discsurgery in which a portion of one of the patient's intervertebraldiscs and a portion of the patient's vertebra adjacent the discare removed.